House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to modify provisions restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens.
Sponsor: Rep. Sander Levin D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Tom Sawyer (D-OH), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sander Levin.
- H.Con.Res. 295 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the…
- H.R. 127 (105th) Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1997
- H.R. 1382 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees…
- H.R. 3697 (105th) Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 1998
- H.R. 2407 (105th) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1997
- H.R. 2998 (105th) National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Incentive Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.